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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Cary Lee Bates, Rochester, MN (US);
Jim Chun-ta Chen, Rochester, MN (US);
Zachary Adam Garbow, Rochester, MN (US);
Gregory Edward Young, South St. Paul, MN (US);
Cary Lee Bates, Rochester, MN (US);
Jim Chun-Ta Chen, Rochester, MN (US);
Zachary Adam Garbow, Rochester, MN (US);
Gregory Edward Young, South St. Paul, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for abstracting conversations between avatars within a virtual world. In one embodiment, the user of an avatar observing a conversation between other avatars may be presented with an abstracted version of the conversation. The abstraction may be performed so as to enable the user to determine the general topic or nature of the conversation, without receiving sensitive or detailed information included in the conversation. In one embodiment, the abstraction is performed by substituting words of the conversation with fewer words, or words having a more general meaning. The degree of abstraction performed may be based on a level of trust between the observer and the users engaged in conversation.